Marshall may ban donation bins

3:29 PM,
Nov. 1, 2013

Two donation bins sit at the Marshall Town Center on West Michigan Avenue.

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City officials in Marshall may follow nearby municipalities as it considers whether to ban donation boxes before the end of this year.

On Monday, city council members will vote on whether to hold a public hearing in December regarding zoning changes that would prohibit bins not monitored daily by an employee. The issue has already between taken up by the Marshall Planning Commission, which has recommended that the bins "presented more of a nuisance concern than a benefit to the city," city staff said in a report to the council.